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  • - Vol. I
    by Geoffrey Callender
    £42.99

    Leake was Commodore of the squadron to Newfoundland and then became Vice Admiral of the Blue in the Mediterranean campaign of 1703. The volume finishes with a description of his activity at Lisbon where 'Sir John received orders to stop the galleons in Cadiz which he attempts to do but is prevented by the sinister practices of the Portuguese'.

  • - Vol. II
    by Geoffrey Callender
    £21.99

    Leake (1656-1720) was one of the most prominent flag officers of King William and Queen Anne' s wars. This continues his Mediterranean command in Barcelona, Cartagena, Mallorca, Ibiza and proceedings at Alicante. There are then his activities in command of the fleet in the Channel in 1707 and the trial of Sir Thomas Hardy.

  • - Salt from the Ocean of English Prose
    by Geoffrey Callender
    £30.99

    This 1915 collection presents a series of pieces written by various 'masters of English prose' relating to maritime themes. The pieces are presented, as far as knowledge permits, in the order of their composition or publication, beginning with John Wycliffe's 'The story of Jonah' and finishing with James Anthony Froude's 'Drake'.

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